Adapting Agile for Use with Distributed Teams

Let's face it, the co-located teams mentioned in all of the agile methods just don't happen on many of our real-world projects.  Sometimes, we just have no choice -- we have to work with team members in different cities, different time zones, or even on the other side of the world. How do agile methods fare under these circumstances?

Join in this 60-minute interview with Scott Ambler, a noted author and speaker on agile methods, as he discusses the latest statistics and some interesting examples of how large, distributed teams are adapting the agile methods to work in a globally-distributed team environment.  Learn how to lower the communication barriers and improve project performance under these most difficult of circumstances.

Theory is one thing, but practical application is another.  Join this FREE 60-minute teleconference to learn how large companies are using agile methods successfully with distributed, virtual teams.

Agenda

• Recent statistics on the use of agile in distributed teams
• Distributed agile success (and failure) stories
• Critical Success Factors for using agile methods in a virtual team environment
• Best Practices for initiating a distributed agile project
• Using technology to minimize risk
• Governing distributed agile teams

Cost:

This is a FREE teleseminar. Complete the "purchase" on this website to register.

Credit:

Project Management Professionals (PMPs) will be eligible for 1 PDUs for attending this event. Record PDUs under category 4.

Date/Time:

January 27, 2009 from 11:00am to 12:00pm EST (GMT-5h)

Logistics:

Registrants will receive a confirmation email once their payment has been processed.  Closer to the date of the teleconference, another email will be sent with details on how to dial in plus a link to login and view any related materials. Participants will be dialing in to one of many local access phone numbers (see list below). The call will be recorded, and participants will receive a link to download the audio as an MP3 file within 48 hours after the presentation.

Local Access:

You may call in to this webinar using local access numbers in countries around the world.  Choose the number closest to you.  Locations include:

• Australia: Adelaide, Perth, Sydney
• Canada: Calgary, Halifax, Kitchener, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver
• Finland: Helsinki
• France: Toll-Free
• Israel: Tel Aviv
• Mexico:  Mexico City, Monterrey
• Singapore
• United Kingdom: London
• USA: Bellevue, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Jose
• Other: You may also dial in via Skype, but audio quality is variable

About the Presenter:

Scott W. Ambler

Scott W. Ambler is the Practice Leader Agile Development with IBM Software Group and he works with IBM customers around the world to improve their software processes.  He is the founder of the Agile Modeling (AM), Agile Data (AD), Agile Unified Process (AUP), and Enterprise Unified Process (EUP) methodologies.  Scott is the (co-)author of 19 books, including Refactoring Databases, Agile Modeling, Agile Database Techniques, The Object Primer 3^rd Edition, and The Enterprise Unified Process.  Scott is a senior contributing editor with Dr. Dobb’s Journal.  His personal home page is http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/leadership/leaders/#scott and his Agile at Scale blog is www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/ambler.